AIHW - Indigenous Eye Health Measures - Visiting Optometrists Scheme (VOS) Occasions of Service (PHN) 2016-2017

This dataset presents the footprint of the number of occasions of service for Indigenous Australians with eye health professionals, per 1,000 population, under the Visiting Optometrists Scheme (VOS). The data spans the financial year of 2016-2017 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).\n\nThe data is sourced from an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) analysis of unpublished Department of Health data.\n\nFor further information about this dataset, visit the data source: [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Indigenous Eye Health Measures 2017 Data Tables.](https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017/data)\n\nPlease note:\n\n * AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the [Department of Health - PHN Areas.](https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/PHN-Home)\n\n * The data are crude rates.\n\n * The rates by PHN should be interpreted with caution as these services are predominantly provided in non-metropolitan areas. Rates were calculated for some metropolitan areas for comparison purposes, as these areas were only included in the program from 2014–15, and only a small number of services were provided there\n\n * Patients may have more than 1 occasion of service.\n\n * The identification of Indigenous patients varies between practitioners, so the number of occasions of service for Indigenous patients may be understated.\n